Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 24, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30219
Aircraft time
40,129 hours, 8,768 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Thermocouple
Condition
Fod
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 2 ENG TCA THERMOCOUPLE PROBE AT 9 O'CLOCK POS DOES NOT SEAT COMPLETELY. SUSPECT DEBRIS IN HOLE. INSTALLED TCA PROBE AFTER REMOVAL OF FOD. 5 MIN CHECK ENGINE TEMPS, NORMAL.